Tilting gate



(No Model.)

s; s. DAVIS.

TILTING GATE.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

STEPHEN s. DAVIS, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TILTING GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 333.504, dated January 5, 1886.

Application filed January 24, 1885. Serial No. 153,846. (No model) To (ZZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STEPHEN S. DAVIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ohicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in tilting gates, and is designed to produce a hinge or pivot for the same that shall firmly support the gate, still be oflittle weight, and economical construction, easily applied, and adapted to either wood or metallic bearings.

This invention is an improvement upon that set forth in Patent No. 159,648, granted to me February 9, 1875.

In describing the device, reference is bad to the annexed drawings, in which Figure 1 represents an elevation of a gate with the improvement applied; Fig. 2, a vertical section of the portion of the gate containing the improvement, and Fig. 3 a longitudinal section through the pivot detached.

A gate, A, is arranged between two posts, B and O, to be tilted by any approved mechanism on a pivot, D. This pivot consists of a hollow metallic rod or pipe, E, screw-threaded externally through a portion of its length. On this pipe are two double or look nuts, F and G, respectively, between which the rear post of the gate is clamped, the rod or pipeE passing entirely through it. The other end of the pipe E is provided with two (more or less) arms, H, formed of smaller pipe, screwed into 5 the said pipe E and flattened at the free end.- These arms are bent so as to be secured to the rear post of the gate proper and to one of the rails thereof, respectively. This braces the gate from different directions, and thus firmly o secures the gate to the pivot. When the pivot is used in wood bearings, a plain cap, I, is used, and when metallic bearings are used a shouldered cap, K, with a central screw-bolt, L, is used, the plate forming the hearing being perforated and resting against the said shouldered cap, and the bolt L passing through it.

The arms H may be made of rods and bolted through the pipe E.

WVhat I claim is In combination with a gate, a pivotal bearing therefor consisting of an externally-threaded metallic pipe provided with look-nuts, and bearings K, tapped to receive a central screwbolt, tubular brace-arms screwed into the pipe and attached to the gate, and posts for supporting the bearing and gate, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in 60 presence of two witnesses.

STEPHEN s. DAVIS.

Witnesses:

EDWD. F. KELLY, GARRETT MARIGA. 

